India reforming out of conviction, not out of compulsion: PM Modi

Lucknow (ANI): Highlighting the country’s development strides and investment-friendly environment and pointing out that UP is leading the growth of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is reforming not out of compulsion, but out of conviction. If India is the bright spot in the world and then UP is leading the growth of the country, he said.

OPPN POINTS TO BUDGET CUT FOR MINORITIES, ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION

New Delhi: Dubbing the Union Budget “exclusionary”, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the minorities have been “brutally discriminated” against in the allocations and that many view it as part of a series of Islamophobic policy decisions by the government.Concluding a discussion on the budget, Chowdhury also asked the government to answer questions raised in the US-based short seller Hindenburg Research’s report on Gautam Adani’s companies.

the honourable Prime Minister addressed us was most unfortunate. But any disorder by way of reaction is also not appropriate. I don’t have to say it every time that if I am on my legs what has to be the conduct of the Members. On 7th December, it was after deep preparation and a serious thought process of sev- eral months that I said that as the House of Elders, the Upper House, we have to send a message… the kind of message that we are sending will put us to shame.”

Dhankhar then asked the Leader of the Opposition and floor leaders to meet him in his chamber, adjourning the session till 5.15 pm.